Trick or Treat

Here's another sample from the Tumble Ted and Tizzy POW cd's. Again this is one of the digi images coloured in and mounted on a gift bag. Gone are the days of buying gift bags.. I'm making my own unique one's from now on. Cheaper on the purse and no need for compromise any more as I can now make exactly what I want.

Off to watch Lynda again so toodles.

L xxx

Tumble & Tizzy

Afternoon all.. Well the lovely Lynda Chapman is now on C&C launching a brand new POW. It's a triple CD set Tumble Ted & Tizzy Pastimes which includes a full set of digi images. Here's just one of the digi's which I've water coloured.

Sorry this is short and brief but I'm off to watch the rest of the show then later I'll be doing a little more crafting so should have pics to upload later again. Toodles for now.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

Laptop crafting

Well folks I've been chilling out a little over the last few days, the house has been cleaned up again, washing is back up to date etc and right now I'm doing a little laptop crafting as I can't really be bothered going in to the old craft room but have a few cards to make so I'm doing them sat on the sofa watching tv.

Tomorrow will see me scrubbing the en-suite, bathroom and w.c followed by a huge pile of ironing. Oh and best not forget about Lynda Chapman launching a brand new Pick Of the Week on C&C at 12noon either. Lol

Saturday and Sunday will be spent with my darling husband who I've already informed will be treating me to lunch and we're also visiting Brianna and Gordon which will be nice.

Monday will be here before I know it and the case will be getting packed ready for my trip to the NEC, cupboards etc will be getting stocked so hubby and animals don't starve in my absence then on Tuesday I'll be jumping in the van and heading on the way to Birmingham to meet lots of lovely crafters.. Can't wait neither I can as the atmosphere is always fantastic.

So, time for me to sign off again as hubby's just arrived home looking for tea and I've got a few more cards to make and my Mother's Day present to finish too. Toodles for now my lovelies and happy crafting.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

Quick buys

Good morning all.. What a fabulous time I had at the SECC and thank you to everyone who popped along over the 4 days to say hi and also for all my handmade goodies which I've enjoyed munching my way through.

Well it was a surprisingly busy day yesterday so I didn't get a chance to sneak off and spend money!! Instead, I had to do a mad dash to grab a few essentials and that was it.. What a whopping spending spree, 1 pack of Kraft card and 2 bottles of Fresco was all I got. Disappointing I never got a chance to buy more but it's always a sign of a really good show when you don't have time to spend so in a way that's better. We also had a record break down.. The record we had to beat was to have Kay on the road by 6.15pm.. Well we started dismantling at 5pm, everything that was left on the stand was packed away in boxes, grid wall taken down etc, multiple trips to the van to load it and wait for it.. We had Kay driving away from the back doors of the SECC at 5.56pm!!! Think we can safely say the past record was well and truly slashed. Lol.

Anyway, I've had a lie in this morning then snuggled on the sofa with my kitty and now I'm off to do a wee bit of housework and then going to squeeze out another few samples for the lovely Lynda Chapman who is hitting the screens of C&C at noon on Friday to launch a brand new POW. So toodles for now and catch up with you again later. Keep crafting my lovely friends.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

News and goodies

Evening all and sorry I didn't get round to posting yesterday but have I got exciting news today.. I'm going to be at the NEC so looking forward to seeing lots of friendly faces there. Not sure yet what the stand number is so I'll check it nearer the time and leave a post so that anyone coming along to the show can pop by and say hi.

Anyway, it's been a fab few days at the SECC with many happy faces and lots of laughter.. Kay and I have been full of mischief but at the same time have been very grateful for all the delicious handmade cakes and goodies we have been given over the last few days.. We've had cupcakes, mince meat slices (which were made especially for my hubby but I did share some with Kay), coffee cake and macaroons. Oh and Kay has even put in an order for more macaroons for next month. Lol. Sadly tomorrow is the final day but that also means I may get a wee chance to look around and maybe treat myself to some more goodies as so far all I've managed to get is these lovely stencils which I can't wait to play with.. Got a good deal too as they were 4 for £10!!!

Well, time for me to get my stuff organised for the morning then chill in front of the tv before having an early night.. Need extra energy for tomorrow's break down as we like to try and get Kay on the road by 7pm at the latest as she has a 6hr drive home. Toodles for now.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

1st day over

Evening all and wow does the day go fast when you're having fun. What a fabulous 1st day we had at the SECC. There was a large queue waiting on the doors to open at 9.30am this morning and boy were they crafters on a mission.. A mission to fill their bags with goodies and spend lots of money. There was so much laughter and everyone was full of the joys of spring. Lots of lovely friends popped along to say hello and we've even been having laughs with the stands too as I've got J&C Creations opposite us and the mad Anni from Damselfly Crafts diagonally across with whom I've shared many a laugh with today. All I can say is, if the next 3 days are like today it's going to be a show to remember for sure.

Now when it comes to Kay.. Can you believe the woman actually thought she could get away with taking money from customers!!! Not on your nelly dear.. You see if I let her get £20 in her pocket next thing I know she'll be telling me she's taking a loo break and 10 mins later she'll float back to the stand having bought something. Well if I'm not able to buy cause I'm working why the heck should I let her buy. You'd think she's have learned by now by that I'm Mrs Money Bags, not her... Lol.

Anyway, we had a sharp finish and were out the door for about 5.30pm, picked up fuel on the way home, had dinner then dozed off watching tv! Something I rarely do, but then again I did only have about 3hrs sleep last night so guess it'll be early to bed tonight.

My final words for tonight are 'THANK YOU' to all those who came by to say hi today and I look forward to seeing more of you tomorrow again. Off to make a wee cuppa now so toodles and will hopefully get a wee pic or two to upload tomorrow.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

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SECC

Evening all and apologies for my lack of blogging over the last week but I've had so much work to get through before the show starts. First up I had my Cupcakecrafting samples to sort sshhhh don't tell anyone but they're being launched as POW on Friday 16th March so make sure you tune in as it's a fab one. I've also had all the Mother's Day orders to get completed and dispatched then I've spent today at SECC helping Kay get set up. So if you're coming to the show be sure to pop by and say hi to us both. We're on stand G06 which is up along the back wall. Hope to see lots of happy smiley faces over the next few days.

Well I'm off to get some dinner now.. Steak pie and mashed tattie.. Yummy. Then have a few bits and bobs to get organised for the morning before I sit down to chill in front of the tv.

Hope you're all behaving yourselves and keeping up the crafting. Toodles for now.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

Tayside Police - Missing People - Shaun Scott and Alan Wylie

Tayside Police - Missing People - Shaun Scott and Alan Wylie

Face 1 finished

Afternoon all.. And can you believe we're already heading for the 1st weekend in March. Can't believe how quickly time seems to pass these days.. Guess it's true what they say.. The older you get the quicker time flies. Hhmmm now I'm beginning to wonder why I'm working on a clock. Lol.

So, I'm glad to report that the 1st face of my wall clock is now complete. Not a lot of difference in it since yesterday but enough to make me say stop..

This afternoon I'm waiting on the guys coming to uplift my old tv, need to take some orders to the post office and the remainder of time will be spent working on samples and hopefully if I behave and get my head down I may allow myself some play time tonight to start on the 2nd section of the clock. The base is already covered in part and my parts have been die cut so it's all about the colouring and composition now so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Well sitting here typing isn't going to get the work done is it so guess it's time to sign off and get my bum in gear. Catch you all later.

Happy crafting
Lorraine xxx

Getting there

Well the clock isn't finished but I did manage to have a bit of a play. Started on the top plate which is the actual clock part. I had great fun getting dirty for this one. Inks, stains, stickles, glossy accents and some inka too.. Still got a wee bit to finish off on it but it's just about there. Don't want to add too much detail as it would just make it difficult to read the time.. Would sort of defeat the purpose of it then. Lol.

Well hubby's home and he's hungry so better go feed the monster!! Hope you've all had a fab day.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

Life ban for animal fighting | Scottish SPCA

Too many sick folk in this world...

http://www.scottishspca.org/news/846_life-ban-for-animal-fighting

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An insight into life with act of the week, Brianna Robertson | News | East Kilbride | STV

So proud of Brianna's recent interview.. Sometimes need to pinch myself as I still remember the wee 6yr old girl sitting in the back of the car singing and now she's a beautiful young lady with an amazing talent. Can't wait to see how her future spans out.

http://local.stv.tv/east-kilbride/news/29644-an-insight-into-life-with-act-of-the-week-brianna-robertson/

Tick tock..

Well folks time has sure moved along today between one thing and another. Printer issue to name but one, but isn't it just typical that this happens at a time when you need it most. Lol.

So about 10 mins ago I looked at the clock to suddenly realise it was basically 9pm!! As I've been cradling a poorly stomach yesterday and today I've been going slower than normal so have decided to sit my butt down now and have a wee bit of play time.. Hhmmm what to do was the question then realised I started this clock a while back and hadn't actually gotten round to finishing it. So.. I've got a Kaiser clock which has been covered in Kaiser papers so far and tonight I'm going to start some embellishment. Not planning on finishing it tonight but at least it will be one step closer. Now with that said I'll bit you goodnight as my inks etc appear to be calling my name. Toodles for now.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

Cupcakes :D

Well folks I'm forever hearing how you can't keep secrets on facebook so today I took on the challenge to see just how long I could and woohoo.. Almost made it a full day before someone clocked the date.. Might have guessed it would be our very own Gayle Paton. Lol. Just goes to show that you can keep secrets on facebook unless you decide to tell someone your secret in the first place.

Anyway, I thought I'd give up the secret now as my mission is complete. It was my birthday yesterday. Lol. Got some fab pressies and hubby brought home this box of cupcakes tonight which were pretty delish :D.

Bad part though was that I've literally been doubled in two with pains in my stomach the whole day. Hubby seems to think that my lower intestine is inflamed for some reason, so not quite sure if it was something in last nights dinner or not that I've had an allergic reaction to but I'm far from impressed. Have been eating pain killers, had some pepto (vomit) and going to take some anti inflammatory meds before bed in the hope it's gone by morning.

Anyway, hope you've all had a fab day and fingers crossed life will be back to normal tomorrow in the crazy house. Nighty night.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

Crafty stash

Brianna and Gordon treated me to some distress inks to add to my collection. Craft goodies are defo something you can never go wrong with especially when it's something I can use on multi surfaces. Lol.

Xxx

My gorgeous gift basket

Have my lovely friends Andy, Sharon and their daughter Nicole to thank for this gorgeous basket filled with Yankee Candle goodness and some sweet treats too. Beautifully wrapped with a gorgeous flower gift card attached by a butterfly clip. Honoured to have friends like these in my life.

Xxx

Some birthday pressies

Afternoon all.. Well it was a busy day yesterday and today it's going to be a busy one again in the craft room.. That is once the housework is finished and I've had a bite of lunch as I'm starting to hear some rumbles. Lol.

Before I lose track of time, like we all do once we close the craft room door I remembered to share a pic of my wee birthday treats that hubby bought me on Saturday. Poor soul decided I needed something to keep me going till the rest of my present gets delivered.. Yay.. DISTRESS MARKERS. Guess you can tell I'm excited!!

There's always new stash required for the room so my latest choices are in the pic.. Well apart from the rubber stamp which was hubby's choice. He said it reminded him of our cat with a bit of me thrown in too via the coffee cup.. Just slightly cheeky of him. Lol

Time to move then I suppose, got some emails and samples to do for work and would really like a wee bit of time to do something just for me today too, so toodle pips for now my lovelies.

Happy crafting
Lorraine xxx

The hunt is over

Evening all and apologies for it being so late in the day. As per usual I had my normal lazy start to Sunday morning chilling on the sofa in my pj's, watching tv and having hubby make the breakfast... That was until I got told to move my fat butt and get ready.

First up we shot off to the office to drop stuff off, then took a run up to the Scottish Arts, Crafts & Design centre as I noticed their website etc had been removed.. Well so too has the company.. They are no more and appear to have a new pet centre moving in.. That said there was still a large amount of art goods still in the centre so I do hope they will all be retrieved by their appropriate makers.

Next up we set off on the venture to buy a new tv and need I say any more!!!! Well to be honest there's more to follow later. Lol.

Then, the dreaded supermarket after which we popped down to drop some stuff off to mum who's been feeling a bit under the weather the last few days. Started with a wee runny nose, followed quickly by a hoarse throat. Thankfully today she's felt a bit better but still sounds crap. What's ridiculous is trying to tell your 70yr old mother to take the day off work tomorrow and she's fighting you on it!!!

Well we came home and Rob organised dinner whilst I set about installing the tv.. Got it all connected etc but could we get a flaming pic.. Could we heck. Almost 2hrs down the line, combined with some help from the internet we discovered we had to push 1 button on the remote and yyaaayyyyy we had a picture. Would you believe that's all it took after all that time. Obviously once that happened hubby had to immediately check to make sure the ps3 was operating too. Lol. I done a few bits & bobs then tended to animals. Now can I just say one thing.. There's a big difference between watching a HDReady tv compared to a Full HD tv. The picture quality is far superior.

Well that's the run down on my day with the exception of the fact that I'm now sat on the sofa have coffee, toast & cheese. Lol. And with that said I'll bid you goodnight and will post pics of my new stash tomorrow.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx

Fresco figures

Evening all.. Have been out and about today, even got some goodies for my birthday that I'll post a pic of tomorrow but thought I'd share another tag from Leandra's workshop tonight.

This time around we had a tag with figures attached (these varied with letters & numbers as each kit was individual in that respect). On this one we simply used 3 layers of different coloured paint which were wiped down in between layers. Creates a fantastic distressed appearance in the blink of an eye.

For any of you who love your paints but have never tried the Fresco range, all I can say is.. 'Why not?'. They have a superb colour range and with their chalk finish they are rather unique. Well worth the investment.

Well I'm off to make a wee cuppa now but will be back to show you some of my birthday treats tomorrow.

Happy crafting
Lorraine xxx

More must haves

Morning all, hope your weekend has gotten off to a good start. Right now I'm having a wee coffee whilst my cat is snuggled up next to me. Wonder how long that will last before he returns to his normal honorary self!

Anyway, thought I'd share the remainder of my 'must have' dies whilst I've got a wee free minute. Think there's going to be a lot of new die's sneaking their way into my craft room this year.

So, one of the joys of the weekend ahead is the search for a new tv. Wonder how many shops we're going to be at before the final decision is made!!! I'm also getting a bit of a treat from hubby. For my birthday he's told me I can get a set of the new and amazing distress marker pens which are being ordered next week but he's also taking me out to get a few other bits and bobs too.. Yayyy.

Well.. Guess it's time to make a move, get the house tidied up then shake my leg right out the door and go spend some money. Lol. Have a fab Saturday all.

Love 'n' hugs
Lorraine xxx